By scrapping the U20's (or whatever age group it was) didn;t they effectively force clubs to go down this route? Warrington spoke out against this decision, they effectively have nowhere to play Paul Wood and McCarthy this weekend due to the scrapping of the team - I suspect we will see more of this.

Interesting to see if it has a positive impact on the Swinton crowd or not.

If you were a Swinton fan wouldn't you be excited about seeing Paul Wood & Tyrone McCarthy playing?

If you were a Swinton player wouldn't you be excited about playing alongside Paul Wood & Tyrone McCarthy?

Seems win/win to me.

Fans get to see better quality players and what a learning opportunity for some of Swinton's players.

What about Workington? Is it fair that they have to face players of this quality when perhaps Whitehaven of Doncaster don't? The integrity of the league is being tested. They should just make it a feeder league and get it over and done with.

Workington are linked with Widnes! Surely the idea of the Dual registration agreement was to give academy players the opportunity to develop in a better environment than was available at academy level.Using established Super League players in the Championship will seriously undermine the competition in my opinion.

Workington are linked with Widnes! Surely the idea of the Dual registration agreement was to give academy players the opportunity to develop in a better environment than was available at academy level.Using established Super League players in the Championship will seriously undermine the competition in my opinion.

Widnes? Workington must have been quick out of the blocks to snare them as partners!

I think we'll see the dual registration work on a number of levels. Some big players will be able to get some game time, some youngsters will get the chance to play against men, rather than other youngsters; clubs will have something to shout about - who would be talking about Swinton v Workington without dual registration?, and players not in SL will get a chance to play alongside and against some real quality players.

Widnes? Workington must have been quick out of the blocks to snare them as partners!

I think we'll see the dual registration work on a number of levels. Some big players will be able to get some game time, some youngsters will get the chance to play against men, rather than other youngsters; clubs will have something to shout about - who would be talking about Swinton v Workington without dual registration?, and players not in SL will get a chance to play alongside and against some real quality players.

So a league that the RFL state is worth winning and important in it's own right is now relegated to a league where SL player can regain and retain fitness.

They have been outlawed from the academy, you want them outlawed from the DR scheme - where do they play?

Clubs are within their rights to have a squad of 25 27 year olds if they want, players have a right to play.

Who gives a monkeys testicle where these players will play. It's not champ clubs fault that SL teams get loads more money than them but can't keep afloat so they do away with the under 23s. If a team in SL can't survive when there is no relegation and a bucket load of money from sky then they don't deserve to survive for me. This system totally undermines the championship for me and it was a cracking comp till the RFL got their hands on it like everything else they touch. Rant over I'm off for a lie down 😄😄😄

They have been outlawed from the academy, you want them outlawed from the DR scheme - where do they play?

Clubs are within their rights to have a squad of 25 27 year olds if they want, players have a right to play.

The clubs should have thought of this when deciding to scrap the previous system. I appreciate Warrington didn't want to however, but this does seem to defeat the objective of player development. That is unless we are saying that Swinton are not a partner to help in the development of young players, but are there to give game time to fringe squad members. That is fine, but in that case, it shouldn't be called anything other than feeder or reserve teams because that's exactly what they have become.

declan hulme is playing for workington on sunday on a dual reg, young lad who needs competetive game time to develop, surely that is what partnerships are all about not sending international players on dual reg.............

"Why is Napoleon crying ?" said one sailor to the other, "poor ###### thinks he's being exiled to st helens" came the reply.

declan hulme is playing for workington on sunday on a dual reg, young lad who needs competetive game time to develop, surely that is what partnerships are all about not sending international players on dual reg.............

I don't agree with it full stop Viking. But if its going to happen which it is then yes you are spot on this is how it should be used.

The clubs should have thought of this when deciding to scrap the previous system. I appreciate Warrington didn't want to however, but this does seem to defeat the objective of player development. That is unless we are saying that Swinton are not a partner to help in the development of young players, but are there to give game time to fringe squad members. That is fine, but in that case, it shouldn't be called anything other than feeder or reserve teams because that's exactly what they have become.

i agree, and there is a small part of me that wonders whether Smith and the club are making a point about this.